Big Bill Tilden: The Triumphs and the Tragedy

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Author: Frank Deford

ISBN-10: 1894963245

ISBN-13: 9781894963244

Category: Tennis Players - Biography

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The classic biography of one of the most successful, yet tragic, figures in American sports history.

AcknowledgmentsixForewordxiPart 11.I'll play my own sweet game32.Bill would adapt and lick them all113.Whatever he wanted to do, he did it in style254.The American boy ... loves a fair deal and hates a crook415.Any artist belongs to the country and to the world556.I can't do that anymore with my keystone finger gone677.You are a parasite ... a tennis gigolo838.The Lord never meant my face for a hero!979.I'll beat you yet, Rainy!10710.All they can do is beat him, they cannot ever be his equal12311.Please boo me all you will between points133Part 212.The only child of William T. and Linie H. Tilden14313.Master Junior! Master Junior!14914.Everything that made life worthwhile lost favor15915.He was starting to walk like a real fruit16716.You know, Arthur's the only real son I ever had18317.But, Bill, this time you're indicted19718.Judge, I can't help myself20919.Jesus, it was awful. The poor old son of a bitch217Epilogue227Career Highlights230Index231